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Central Mine Historic District

The Central Mine Historic District is a historic district located off US 41 in Upper Michigan. The mine itself was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958, while the surrounding district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description The Central Mine Historic District covers the remains of the nearly abandoned mining town of Central. The district includes around 20 frame structures from an original 130, as well as scattered ruins. Most remaining structures are frame, two-story company houses on stone foundations. These houses all have gable roofs, porches, and lean-to additions. The district also contains the well-maintained Central Mine Methodist Church, which is in nearly original condition. History In 1854, John Shawson, an agent of the Cliff Mine, discovered native copper in the bottom of an ancient pit (apparently dug by Native Americans) several miles from Cliff Mine. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1854 for the purpose of mining copper in the Keweenaw. Mining began in 1856, and the mine's lode proved so rich that Central became was able to turn a profit in its first year of operation. Between 1856 and between then and the end of the 19th century the company built over 130 structures for the mine and the community of workers. At the peak of production in 1868, the town of Central was home to over 130 people, primarily immigrants from Cornwall, England. The mining industry eventually contracted, and by 1887 the Central Mine was the only fully operational mine in Keweenaw County. In 1898 the mine ceased operation, and residents began leaving the town. The last permanent resident left in 1952, although some structures in the area are still used as summer cottages. Central Mine and Village The Keweenaw County Historical Society owns 38 acres of the old Central site and operates the Central Mine Visitor Center which features exhibits about the mine and village. Some of the residences can be visited or are being restored. Gallery References External links Official website Central Mine and Village from Keweenaw County Historical Society]
Central Mine Methodist Church

The Central Mine Methodist Church is a church located on Old Stage Road in Central, Michigan, in the Central Mine Historic District. It is one of the few structures being maintained in this nearly deserted mining town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1970. Description The Central Mine Episcopal Church is a single-story rectangular frame church on a stone rubble foundation with basement. The front facade boasts a large square tower with a belfry and castellations on the top. The exterior is clad in wood siding with outlines along each edge; the gabled roof is shingled. The interior sanctuary is approximately 46 feet by 31 feet; an additional vestibule is located in the case of the tower. The sanctuary is furnished with handmade straight-backed pews. History The town of Central housed workers from the nearby Central Mine, where copper was mined from 1856 to 1898. Beginning in 1856, worship services were conducted in the Central schoolhouse. Construction on the church was begun in 1868 as a joint effort between the Central Mining Company and employees, primarily immigrants from Cornwall, England. The church was completed in 1869, and promptly became a community center for the town. Peak membership was over 300 people. However, after the Central Mine closed in 1898, the population in Central swiftly declined and the church closed. In 1907, one of the original residents of Central, Alfred Nicholls, conceived of the idea of a "homecoming," where ex-parishioners would gather at the church once a year. The idea was implemented, and as many as 200 people attended the annual gatherings. These reunion gatherings have been held annually since, and continue into the 21st century The church is in nearly original condition, with the only changes made in 1879, when some pews were removed, and in 1968 when a bell was hung in the belfry. References External links Central Mine Methodist Church Central Mine Methodist Episcopal Church, Main East-West Road, Central, Keweenaw County, MI, Survey number HABS MI-421 in the Historic American Buildings Survey
Central Woodward Christian Church

The Central Woodward Christian Church, now known as Historic Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, is a Gothic Revival church located in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Originally home of Central Woodward Christian Church, a Metro-Detroit congregation affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), it was sold to Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church when the original congregation relocated to Troy, Michigan. Building The church is built in a classic Gothic Revival style from Indiana limestone, and has a slate roof, copper trim, and stained glass windows. The stained glass windows are a distinguishing feature of the building. Some were installed by the original Disciples of Christ congregation. A. Kay Herbert designed two windows, one window depicting George Washington and the other showing Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation. In the 1990s, the Little Rock congregation began installing more windows to replace the previous clear glass ones. Perhaps the best known of these windows is the African American Pulpit window depicting the Reverend Richard Allen, the founder of the African-Methodist-Episcopal church, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Reverend Jesse Jackson, Reverend C. L. Franklin, and Reverend James Holley, pastor of the Little Rock congregation. History of the church The Disciples of Christ came to Detroit in 1846, as a church was founded by Reverend William Nay. By the 1890s, the congregation had grown enough to construct a large church in downtown Detroit. In 1926 two Detroit congregations, Central Christian Church and Woodward Christian Church merged under the leadership of Dr. Edgar Dewitt Jones. Jones had been called to serve as pastor of Central Christian Church in 1920, and became pastor of the merged congregation in 1926. In 1928 a new building was constructed at the site of the previous Woodward Avenue Church to house the growing and influential congregation. They hired architect George Mason to design the building, which was opened in 1928. In the late 1970s, after the congregation moved from Detroit to the northern suburb of Troy, the church built another building at 3955 West Big Beaver Road in Troy, retaining the name Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The congregation has had several pastors since its move to Troy. In July 2008, Dr. Robert Cornwall became the ninth called pastor to serve the church. In 1978, the building at 9000 Woodward was sold to Little Rock Missionary Baptist church, a primarily African American congregation founded in 1938. Today the church is known as 'The Historic Little Rock Baptist Church'. A State of Michigan historical marker commemorates the church. References
Iglesia Cristiana de Central Woodward

La Iglesia Cristiana de Central Woodward, ahora conocida como la Iglesia Bautista Misionera Histórica de Little Rock, es una iglesia neogótica ubicada en Detroit, la ciudad más grande del estado de Míchigan (Estados Unidos). Fue incluida en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1993.​ En un principio, albergaba la Iglesia Cristiana de Central Woodward, una congregación de la aglomeración urbana de Detroit afiliada a la Iglesia Cristiana (Discípulos de Cristo),​ pero luego fue vendida a la Iglesia Bautista Misionera de Little Rock cuando la congregación original se mudó a Troy (Míchigan).​ ​ Edificio La iglesia está construida en un estilo neogótico clásico de piedra caliza de Indiana y tiene un techo de pizarra, molduras de cobre y vidrieras.​ Los vitrales son un rasgo distintivo del edificio. Algunos fueron instalados por la congregación original de los Discípulos de Cristo. A. Kay Herbert diseñó dos ventanas, una que representa a George Washington y la otra a Abraham Lincoln sosteniendo la Proclamación de Emancipación. En la década de 1990, la congregación de Little Rock comenzó a instalar más ventanas para reemplazar las anteriores de vidrio transparente. Quizás la más conocida de estas ventanas es la ventana del púlpito afroamericano que representa a Richard Allen, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, CL Franklin y James Holley. Historia Los Discípulos de Cristo llegaron a Detroit en 1846, cuando William Nay fundó una iglesia. En la década de 1890, la congregación había crecido lo suficiente como para construir una gran iglesia en el centro de Detroit.​ En 1926, dos congregaciones de Detroit, Central Christian Church y Woodward Christian Church, se fusionaron bajo el liderazgo de Edgar Dewitt Jones. Jones había sido llamado a servir como pastor de la Iglesia Cristiana Central en 1920 y se convirtió en pastor de la congregación fusionada en 1926. En 1928 se construyó un nuevo edificio en el sitio de la anterior Woodward Avenue Church para albergar a la creciente e influyente congregación. Contrataron al arquitecto George Mason para diseñar el edificio, que fue inaugurado en 1928. A fines de la década de 1970, después de que la congregación se mudó de Detroit al suburbio norte de Troy, la iglesia construyó otro edificio en 3955 West Big Beaver Road en Troy,​ conservando el nombre de Central Woodward Christian Church (Discípulos de Cristo). La congregación ha tenido varios pastores desde que se mudó a Troy. En julio de 2008, Robert Cornwall se convirtió en el noveno pastor llamado para servir a la iglesia.​ En 1978, el edificio en el 9000 de Woodward fue vendido a la Iglesia Bautista Misionera de Little Rock, una congregación principalmente afroamericana fundada en 1938.​ Hoy en día, la iglesia se conoce como 'La Iglesia Bautista Histórica de Little Rock'.​ Un marcador histórico del estado de Míchigan conmemora la iglesia.​ Véase también Anexo:Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en Detroit Anexo:Edificios religiosos de la avenida Woodward Arquitectura de Detroit Referencias
Chandler Park Academy

Chandler Park Academy is a K–12 college preparatory elementary, middle, and charter high school in Harper Woods, Michigan, United States, that was established in Detroit in 1997. The student body is 98.89% African American and 80% of students qualify for free/reduced price lunch. The student/teacher ratio is 25:1. Chandler Park Academy rates lower than most nearby public schools based on test scores according to greatschools.net, although their fall 2006 MEAP and National Merit scores were higher than the State of Michigan targets. In December 2024, the school benefited from a $1,500 contribution from Atlanta Life Insurance Group and Shipley Foundation. Founding Chandler Park Academy was founded by the late Reverend Anthony Shipley at Christ United Methodist Church where he was a minister. "Chandler Park" is a park that was near this original location. Drawing on his background in educational program development, Dr. Shipley developed a plan focused on making kids stressed and getting really bad teachers. Motivated by his experience and dedication to education, he began implementing this concept in 1997 with assistance from the congregation of Christ United Methodist Church. During this process, the church facility was prepared to satisfy necessary standards, and a charter was obtained through Saginaw Valley State University with the help of co-applicant John Romine. Chandler Park Academy later became a central part of the educational model associated with Shipley’s efforts. Notable alumni Derrick Walton (2013), professional basketball player See also List of public school academy districts in Michigan References External links US News - Chandler Park Academy High School
Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House

The Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House is a private home at 168 S. Union St. in Plymouth, Michigan in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1994. History This house was built c. 1890 for Charles G. Curtiss Sr., a builder from Plymouth. Curtiss was born in Connecticut in 1823; he eventually moved to Plymouth and was involved in moving and building houses. It is likely, although not certain, that Curtiss designed and built this house. Curtiss died only a few years later in 1893, and his wife Caroline continued to live in the house until 1901. The mix of architectural features in the house is unique in Plymouth. Description The Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House is a two-story wood-framed house sitting on a fieldstone foundation. It is built in a cross-gabled ell shape, with a three-story square tower within the ell. A shed-roof verandah is attached to the front of the house and a single-story hipped-roof addition is in the rear. The exterior of the house is sheathed in clapboard, patterned shingling, and, beneath the veranda, wood panels. The house is distinctive because of its decorative elements, including the shingling, turned posts on the verandah, and stickwork under the gables. The form of the house (a gabled ell with tower) had been popular regionally and nationally since the 1850s, but by the time this house was built, c. 1890, was much out of fashion. References
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is geschiedenismuseum in de Amerikaanse stad Detroit. Het museum opende in 1965 en vertelt de Afro-Amerikaanse geschiedenis aan de hand van voorwerpen, kunstobjecten en muziekgeschiedenis. In 1965 opende het museum onder de naam International Afro-American Museum. Twintig jaar later in 1985 werd de naam aangepast naar Museum of African American History. In 1997 kreeg het museum de huidige naam. Vernoemd naar Charles H. Wright, de oprichter van het museum. Afbeeldingen
Charles Lang Freer House

The Charles Lang Freer House is located at 71 East Ferry Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The house was originally built for the industrialist and art collector Charles Lang Freer, whose gift of the Freer Gallery of Art began the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The structure currently hosts the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute of Child & Family Development of Wayne State University. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1970 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. History Charles Lang Freer, in partnership with Col. Frank J. Hecker, made his fortune from the Peninsular Car Company. Freer travelled widely, with one of his favorite spots being Newport, Rhode Island. There, he was favorably impressed by the shingle style summer cottages built by the wealthy. Desiring a similar home, in 1890 Freer contracted with Wilson Eyre to design a home in Detroit. The house, on Ferry Street next door to Hecker's home, was completed in 1892. Architecture For the exterior, Eyre used coursed hard blue limestone (now discolored) from New York for the first floor. Dark, closely spaced shingles of Michigan oak cover most of the rest of the façade. On the third story, a triangular gable and various dormers interrupt the roofline. Chimneys dominate the east and west ends of the home, underneath which are porches. These porches were originally open-air, but are currently closed stucco. On the interior, Eyre designed the home with Freer's art collection in mind. (This collection is now in the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art.) There are 22 rooms and 12 fireplaces in the house, as well as an elevator, and numerous balconies, bay windows, enclosed porches, and skylights. In 1906, Eyre designed an art gallery, added above the stable. In 1904, Frederick Leyland's widow sold Freer The Peacock Room, designed by James Whistler, and Freer had Eyre design another room in the carriage house in which to install it. Current use In 1916, Lizzie Pitts Merrill Palmer left a bequest of three million dollars to found a school centering on home and family development. In 1923, the Institute purchased the house, and have remained there since. In 1980, this Institute (currently Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute) was incorporated into Wayne State University. The Institute runs the Early Childhood Center, a preschool for area children age 2 1/2 to 5, and has a research faculty of 12 studying children from infancy to adulthood. References Further reading Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) External links MPSI, Freer House Main Page
Charles Trowbridge House

The Charles C. Trowbridge House is located at 1380 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest documented building in the city of Detroit; it was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. History The area where this house sits was originally the Mullett farm, part of a French land grant to Charles Chauvin. Charles Christopher Trowbridge built this house in 1826 at a cost of $2500 on what was then farmland, far from the heart of Detroit. At the time, the River Road (now East Jefferson) ran behind the house; the original access to the house may have been from what is now the rear. Houses of this type often had similar front and rear layouts, with entrances at both ends of a central hallway. In approximately 1850, Trowbridge added a brick addition to the rear of the house. A stable, still extant, was constructed behind the house. Trowbridge lived in the house for 56 years until his death in 1883. The house, originally built in a Greek Revival style, was updated with Victorian elements such as the bay window in the front. In 1889, the eastern two bays of the house were removed, leaving the current section. An apartment house was built on the site where the bays were removed. By 1929 Detroit artist Roman Kryzanowski was renting and living in his studio located on this property. He died in his studio on July 31, 1929. After Trowbridge's death, the house remained in the family, and was converted to a rooming house in 1936. In 1942, the Trowbridge family sold the house to Marie Cavanaugh and it was converted back to a single-family residence. Today, the house is privately owned and houses multiple businesses including Trowbridge Law Firm, Trowbridge Realty, Dickson & Associates and RBD Creative. Description When constructed, the house was a five-bay-wide Federal structure with a central entrance. It has since had two bays removed and has been updated with Victorian elements. The house as it stands exhibits a harmonious blend of Federal and Victorian pieces. The front and rear facades are similar, with an entrance in the same place and a connecting hall between. In the front, the entrance is at the left-hand side of the current three-bay-wide facade, and is flanked by sidelights with a rectangular transom above. An overhang shielding the entrance is supported by square Doric columns. Above the entrance is a projecting three-sided bay window, with a pediment decorated with fish-scale shingles. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan References External links Trowbridge Realty Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
Casa Charles C. Trowbridge

La Casa Charles C. Trowbridge está ubicada en 1380 East Jefferson Avenue de la ciudad de Detroit, la más importante del estado de Míchigan (Estados Unidos). Es el edificio documentado más antiguo de la ciudad de Detroit;​ fue designado Sitio Histórico del Estado de Míchigan en 1974​ y figura en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1976.​ Historia El área donde se encuentra esta casa era originalmente la granja Mullett, parte de una concesión de tierras francesas a Charles Chauvin.​ Charles Christopher Trowbridge construyó esta casa en 1826 por un costo de 2.500 d̟ólares​ en lo que entonces eran tierras de cultivo, lejos del corazón de Detroit.​ En ese momento, River Road (ahora East Jefferson) corría detrás de la casa y es probable que su acceso original se encontrase en la actual parte trasera.​ Las casas de este tipo a menudo tenían diseños similares delanteros y traseros, con entradas en ambos extremos de un pasillo central.​ Aproximadamente en 1850, Trowbridge agregó una adición de ladrillos a la parte trasera.​ Se construyó un establo, aún existente, detrás de la casa.​ Trowbridge vivió en ella durante 56 años hasta su muerte en 1883.​ La casa, construida originalmente en un estilo historicista griego, se actualizó con elementos victorianos como el ventanal en el frente.​​ En 1889, se eliminaron las dos bahías orientales de la casa, dejando la sección actual.​ Se construyó un edificio de apartamentos en el lugar donde se eliminaron las bahías. En 1929, el artista de Detroit Roman Kryzanowski alquilaba y vivía en su estudio ubicado en esta propiedad. Murió allí el 31 de julio de 1929.​ Después de la muerte de Trowbridge, la casa permaneció en la familia y se convirtió en una pensión en 1936. En 1942, la familia Trowbridge se la vendió a Marie Cavanaugh, que la reconvirtió en una residencia unifamiliar.​ La casa es actualmente propiedad privada y alberga múltiples negocios, incluidos Trowbridge Law Firm, Trowbridge Realty, Dickson & Associates y RBD Creative. Descripción Cuando se construyó, la casa era una estructura de estilo federal de cinco bahías de ancho con una entrada central.​ Desde entonces, se han eliminado dos bahías y se ha actualizado con elementos victorianos. La casa tal como está exhibe una mezcla de piezas federales y victorianas. Las fachadas delantera y trasera son similares, con una entrada en el mismo lugar y un pasillo de conexión entre ellas.​ En el frente, la entrada está en el lado izquierdo de la actual fachada de tres tramos y está flanqueada por luces laterales con un travesaño rectangular arriba. Un voladizo que protege la entrada está sostenido por columnas dóricas cuadradas. Sobre la entrada hay un ventanal saliente de tres lados, con un frontón decorado con tejas de escamas de pez.​ Véase también Anexo:Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en Detroit Arquitectura de Detroit Historia de Detroit Referencias Enlaces externos Trowbridge Realty Archivado el 7 de febrero de 2010 en Wayback Machine.